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Op-Ed
PM’s visit and Nepal’s Development
The recent Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s visit to China has brought home some good assurances from the Chinese government. Among others, youth exchange programs between Nepal and China, and MoU for West Seti are significant.
With rise of activities against China in Nepali soil, the number of Nepali visiting China for various purposes has declined in [...]
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Fresh News
Hydropower
Industrialist ready to invest in thermal plant
Posted on 10 March 2010
KATHMANDU: Nepal has a potential to generate 53,000 megawatts of hydropower, Prof Narendra Man Shakya, Water Resource Programme Coordinator at the Institute of Engineering, told this daily today. According to Shakya, the estimate was based on the latest water discharge data available with the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, using Geographic Information System software. Dr Raghu Nath [...] Continue
Hydropower, Kantipur News
Industrialist ready to invest in thermal plant
Posted on 10 March 2010
BIRATNAGAR, MAR 08 - Industrialists in the Sunsari - Morang industrial corridor are ready to build the 50 MW thermal plant, if the government provides the loan for 20 years. “We do not just point out problems but also provide solutions to the government,” said Ashok Murarka, director of Murarka Organisation. “If the government provides the [...] Continue
Hydropower, Kantipur News
Five companies vie for Budhi Gandaki
Posted on 24 February 2010
Five international companies have submitted proposals for commissioning the Dhading-based Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 600-MW. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) had formed a committee headed by its board member Lekhman Singh Bhandary a month ago to assess the financial and technical capability of the five proposing companies. The committee is preparing financial and [...] Continue
Hydropower, Samacharpatra News
सिन्धुमा अर्को विद्युत् आयोजना
Posted on 24 February 2010
राम केसी, (सिन्धुपाल्चोक), देशले लोडसेडिङको मार खेपिरहेको बेला आगामी डेढ वर्षभत्र सम्पन्न गर्ने लक्ष्यका साथ गेलुङखोला विद्युत् आयोजनको कार्य शुरू भएको छ। जिल्लाको मध्य क्षेत्रमा पर्ने हगाम गाविसको गेलुङखोलाबाट गेलुङखोला हाइड्रोपावर कम्पनी लिमिटेडले ३ हजार ३ सय ५० किलोवाट क्षमताको विद्युत् आयोजनाको निर्माणकार्य शुरू गरेको हो। बरम्ची गाविसको ढाँडेदेखि हगामको पाटीचौरसम्मको १९ किलोमिटर प्रवेश मार्गको निर्माण कार्य [...] Continue
Hydropower, Kantipur News
Govt seeks WB funding for Upper Arun project
Posted on 24 February 2010
KATHMANDU, FEB 21 - The government has asked the World Bank (WB) to construct Upper Arun Hydropower Project (335 MW). During a meeting held between Energy Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat and Isabel Guerreo, World Bank Vice President for South Asian Region, on Sunday, the ministry put forward the proposal for investment in Upper Arun project. In September [...] Continue
Kantipur News
Govt conservation efforts mar power generation
Posted on 14 January 2010
Government's nature conservation efforts are impeding hydropower generation. On Dec. 4, 2009, the Cabinet meeting held in Kalapatthar had decided to expand the Bardia National Park from 968 sq. km. to 1862 sq. km. The highaltitude meet aimed at drawing global attention towards melting Himalayas saw declaration of the Gaurishanker Conservation Area. It covers 2035 sq. km Continue
News From Other Media
- ADB to support on climate change - Republica
- ADB to provide Rs. 5040 million for Energy efficiency improvement - Nepalnews.com
- Barun Roy: Laos powers ahead - Business Standard
- NEPSE sees double digit loss - Nepalnews.com
- National Hydropower trades largest number of shares - Nepalnews.com
- Powerless in powerful Nepal - Hindustan Times
- Nepal's hydel potential pegged at 53000 MW - Himalayan Times
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE Visionary Dristy - Wave
- Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change - Reuters
- Nepal Maoist obstruct Upper Marsyangdi Hydro Power Project - Telegraphnepal.com
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Guest Column
Mahakali Treaty outcome of economic nationalism
By Hari Bansh Jha
It was on 12 February 1996 that the the Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao signed an agreement on the integrated development of the Mahakali river in Delhi. The Pancheshwor Project under the Treaty was expected to produce 6,000 MW of hydro-power with the investment cost [...]
Posted in Guest Column on 01-01-2010 Comments (0)
Interview
No alternative to power purchase from India : Mahat
The meeting of the Joint Commission on Water Resources is scheduled for the first week of November and is to be followed soon after by ministerial-level talks that will take up all issues relating to the setting up of the Pancheshwar Development Authority and reach a conclusion. We have informally agreed to locate PDA headquarters in Nepal
Posted in Interview on 08-10-2009 Comments (0)
Opinoin Tank
Pain of Losing West Seti
By Sudheer Raj Sharma Dhakal
The well-versed 750 MW West Seti Hydroelectric Project (WSHP) is once again capturing major energy headlines in both the print and electronic media of Nepal. Looked as a porthole for the development of the Far Western Development Region (FWDR) that has received the least development privilege, this project has been lingering for more than a [...]
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